Using our Google Earth files
We have developed three different Google Earth files that you can use with your students during and after our expedition. All of the links take you to the Google Earth interface that is browser-based, so you do not need to download the Google Earth program. These files will open in any browser on a Mac or PC.
Note the ruler tool on the bottom of the menu down the left side of the page. Students can use this to measure distances between the placemarks on Google Earth, as well as the distance between their location and any of the placemarks. Students can also explore unit conversations with this tool.
Where is JR now?
Each day, we will be updating this file with the location of the ship and an image highlight. Teachers can use this to show students where we have been and where we are at the time of our classroom connection
Voicemails from JR
https://bit.ly/EXP390voicemails
Individuals sailing on board JOIDES Resolution were asked to pretend they were calling someone from the ship to share a piece of news or information - and that person wasn't home! What would be the voicemail left on the answering machine? Take a listen to hear some interesting stories, personal and professional, that are being shared through the actual recorded voices of those sailing on the JR. Some voicemails are recorded in languages other than English.
These are some suggested question prompts for teachers to use as students listen to the audio files: What is one thing you learned about the person that left the voicemail? Was any information surprising? Do you have the same interests/hobbies as what was mentioned in the voicemail? What do you think the next voicemail message might be from the ship? What might be in the voicemails left by people in certain roles on the ship (the captain, the head chef, the ship's doctor, a computer programmer, a ship engineer, etc.)?
Scientists on board
https://bit.ly/EXP390scientists
Travel across the globe to learn more about our scientists - their professional lives, as well as their personal interests.
These are some suggested question prompts for teachers to use as students explore the scientist profiles: Which scientist lives the closest to you? Using the Google Earth ruler tool, what is the distance between you and that scientist? Do any scientists have the same hobbies and interests as you? Which scientist does research that is most interesting to you? Which scientist/science field would you want to learn more about? If you could meet one of these scientists, which one would you want to meet, and why?
